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DOE awarding $46M to 8 companies to support commercial fusion energy development

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Realta, spun out of a $10-million ARPA-e funded project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is targeting industrial heat and power as an early application for its fusion technology in which the ability to operate at a wide range of scales is a significant advantage. Realta Fusion Inc. Madison, WI). Xcimer Energy Inc. Redwood City, CA).

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. Scale-up and Qualification of Net-Zero Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Wet Waste. Topic 2: Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy.

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USDA awards $3M biorefinery grant to support conversion of lignin into renewable alternative for ABS Resin

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a subsidiary of Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc.,a With a market value of $1,500 to $2,400 per ton, abundant low-cost feedstock supplies, and robust multi-sector offset demand, Attis’ new ABL Resin product has the potential to make a significant and valuable contribution to reducing US dependence on petroleum-derived chemicals and fuels.

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Wisconsin Researchers Devise Process to Convert Biomass Intermediate Product into Drop-in Transportation Fuels Without Use of External Hydrogen or Precious Metal Catalysts

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. James Dumesic, have developed a process to convert aqueous solutions of ?-valerolactone GVL is produced by hydrogenation of levulinic acid, which can be produced, potentially at low cost, from agricultural waste by commercial-scale process. Credit: Bond et al.,

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Metal Oxygen Separation Technologies Inc.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

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The projects are funded through ARPA-E’s two newest programs, Advanced Research In Dry cooling (ARID) and Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA), which both seek to develop low-cost technology solutions. These projects have been selected for negotiation of awards; final award amounts may vary.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Madison, Wisconsin). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Retech Systems LLC (Buffalo, New York). Argonne National Laboratory. Convergent Science Inc. Sunnyvale, California).